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Sacred Music Publishing - Composers |
Christina Harmon served for many years in Dallas as Organist and Composer-In-Residence at Park Cities Baptist Church.
Her compositions have been performed and recorded by many illustrious musicians, including members of the Dallas, Ft. Worth, Plano, and Richardson Symphonies as well as by excellent musicians and talented students. Christina’s years of experience studying and teaching theory and organ and producing prize-winning arrangements for her compositions make her uniquely qualified as an arranger and composer. She is listed in the third edition of A Directory of Composers for Organ (John Henderson Publishing, 2005) and in A Catalog of Music for Organ and Instruments (James Laster, 2005). Presently she is the principal organist of St. Martha Catholic Church in Kingwood, Texas, and a Co-Director of the French Organ Music Seminar (www.bfoms.com).
Her compositions have been performed and recorded by many illustrious musicians, including members of the Dallas, Ft. Worth, Plano, and Richardson Symphonies as well as by excellent musicians and talented students. Christina’s years of experience studying and teaching theory and organ and producing prize-winning arrangements for her compositions make her uniquely qualified as an arranger and composer. She is listed in the third edition of A Directory of Composers for Organ (John Henderson Publishing, 2005) and in A Catalog of Music for Organ and Instruments (James Laster, 2005). Presently she is the principal organist of St. Martha Catholic Church in Kingwood, Texas, and a Co-Director of the French Organ Music Seminar (www.bfoms.com).
Dr. Ryan Enright has been recognized for his organ playing and improvisations, performing recitals throughout Canada and parts of the United States. Enright’s command of the organ repertoire ranges from around 1540 to the present. He approaches each period of music in an informed and expressive way. As church musician, Enright enjoys treating the hymns with creativity and often improvises.
A native of Montreal, Quebec, Enright received the Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Artist Diploma degrees in Organ Performance Solo from McGill University under the tutelage of John Grew and Dr. William Porter. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance & Literature from the Eastman School of Music under William Porter. His first organ teacher was Marc-André Doran. Enright has studied improvisation with William Porter and Julian Wachner, also in workshops with Gerre Hancock, Thierry Escaich, Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra, and Christophe Mantoux.
In California, Enright has performed in the San Francisco Bay Area, Stockton, and Sacramento. He won first prizes in the Canadian Music Competition (1997), Quebec Organ Competition (2004), and National Organ Playing Competition of the Royal Canadian College Of Organists (2007). Enright has accompanied the Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra (SCSO) on its tours of Italy, France/England, and Austria/Slovenia/Croatia.
Enright teaches organ privately, for the American Guild of Organist’s scholarship program, is organist of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sacramento and has composed a small body of works for solo organ and choir.
A native of Montreal, Quebec, Enright received the Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Artist Diploma degrees in Organ Performance Solo from McGill University under the tutelage of John Grew and Dr. William Porter. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance & Literature from the Eastman School of Music under William Porter. His first organ teacher was Marc-André Doran. Enright has studied improvisation with William Porter and Julian Wachner, also in workshops with Gerre Hancock, Thierry Escaich, Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra, and Christophe Mantoux.
In California, Enright has performed in the San Francisco Bay Area, Stockton, and Sacramento. He won first prizes in the Canadian Music Competition (1997), Quebec Organ Competition (2004), and National Organ Playing Competition of the Royal Canadian College Of Organists (2007). Enright has accompanied the Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra (SCSO) on its tours of Italy, France/England, and Austria/Slovenia/Croatia.
Enright teaches organ privately, for the American Guild of Organist’s scholarship program, is organist of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Sacramento and has composed a small body of works for solo organ and choir.
Johnny Fuller is from Dallas Texas and while in college studied with such illustrious conductors as Stephen Holcomb, Anshel Brusilow, Paul Phillips, and Donald Neuen, completing a Masters in Orchestra Conducting in 2006. For 17 years he was the Associate Minister of Music and Orchestra Conductor at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas. He has served as a conducting clinician in Brazil and Russia and has worked with the Lone Star Youth Orchestra, the Dallas Asian American Youth Orchestra, and the Allen Philharmonic Orchestra. As Founder and Director of the New Life Symphony Orchestra he has taken the orchestra to Russia, Australia, Scotland, and Brazil. http://www.newlifesymphony.com
Glen Hummel is currently Principal Trumpet of the Plano and Irving Symphony Orchestras and also plays regularly with the Fort Worth Symphony and Dallas Chamber Symphony. Active in both classical and jazz genres, Glen also enjoys playing with the Trinity River Dixie Kings. https://imperialbrass.com
Christopher Jessup Award-winning, Juilliard-trained composer and pianist Christopher Jessup is emerging as one of the most promising musicians of his generation. He has performed at Carnegie Hall over a dozen times, concertized throughout Europe, and garnered acclaim for his “high standard of technique and impeccable phrasing”--New York Concert Review. While attending the prestigious Juilliard School for both pre-college and college, he studied with Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner and famed pianist Jerome Lowenthal.
He has appeared as a piano soloist with the Camerata Artists Orchestra, the Virtuosi Brunenses Orchestra, and the Alicante Philharmonic. His performances have received widespread coverage on National Public Radio, Italian TV, and in Pianist Magazine, and his upcoming engagements include two solo recitals at Carnegie Hall, three album releases, and a performance at The London Festival of Contemporary Church Music.
Jessup’s accolades include National Sawdust’s BluePrint Fellowship, a Young Steinway Artist Designation, and top prizes in the Metropolitan Orchestra’s Composers Competition, Princeton Piano Competition, and Bradshaw & Buono International Competition.
His compositions have been performed by the Juilliard Orchestra, the Brno Philharmonic, Hélène Grimaud, Brett Deubner, Allison Brewster Franzetti, Jeffrey Zeigler, and countless others. His music is published internationally, and he has recorded albums for various record labels, most notably Navona, Ablaze, and RMN Classical.
He has appeared as a piano soloist with the Camerata Artists Orchestra, the Virtuosi Brunenses Orchestra, and the Alicante Philharmonic. His performances have received widespread coverage on National Public Radio, Italian TV, and in Pianist Magazine, and his upcoming engagements include two solo recitals at Carnegie Hall, three album releases, and a performance at The London Festival of Contemporary Church Music.
Jessup’s accolades include National Sawdust’s BluePrint Fellowship, a Young Steinway Artist Designation, and top prizes in the Metropolitan Orchestra’s Composers Competition, Princeton Piano Competition, and Bradshaw & Buono International Competition.
His compositions have been performed by the Juilliard Orchestra, the Brno Philharmonic, Hélène Grimaud, Brett Deubner, Allison Brewster Franzetti, Jeffrey Zeigler, and countless others. His music is published internationally, and he has recorded albums for various record labels, most notably Navona, Ablaze, and RMN Classical.
Matthew Mondragon is the director of music at St. Martha Catholic Church in Kingwood, TX. While completing he Music Education degree at the University of Houston he studied Trumpet Performance with Mark Hughes, principal trumpet of the Houston Symphony. After graduating cum laude in 2018, he became the assistant band director of League City Intermediate and obtained a perfect UIL sight reading score. Matthew’s father and brother are also music directors at Catholic churches in the Houston area. Currently he is enrolled as a sacred music major in the graduate program at the University of St. Thomas.
Phillip Staggs is a full-time business student and the director of music and organist at First United Methodist Church in Caldwell, Texas. Originally from Tyler, Texas, he has played and sung in churches alongside his father, who served as choir director. In high school he served as manager of the highly successful Home School Choir of Tyler, a choir of 100 + teenagers. Phillip has been the student of Christina Harmon and has attended the French and British Organ Music Seminars, playing on such organs as the Cavaillé-Coll of the Basilica St-Sernin in Toulouse.
Clifton Mayo, webmaster, is an avid music listener and recording engineer in his retirement. Formerly employed by Texas Instruments and Raytheon as an electrical engineer and computer programmer who worked on many projects, including radar for naval and Coast Guard aircraft, he is enjoying time to pursue other projects. He is married to Christina Harmon, and their combination of skills has produced this very rewarding website, which has allowed them to offer music of all levels of difficulty quickly and economically.